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Our world is always changing What’s next for Engineering in

the Water Industry?

Change Footer here: Insert > Header and Footer (delete if none) Institute of Water Engineering Conference April 2019 – Daressa Frodsham

Daressa Frodsham BSc CEng FIChemEHead of UK Water, Atkins

April 2019

What’s next for Engineering in the Water Industry?Institute of Water Engineering Conference April 2019 – Daressa Frodsham

What’s the role of engineers in the water industry?

Engineer

Science and Mathematics

Technology

Creativity

Analysis & Problem solving

Collaboration for innovation

Value appraisal

Challenge or problem Solution

Institute of Water Engineering Conference April 2019 – Daressa Frodsham

Institute of Water Engineering Conference April 2019 – Daressa Frodsham

What are the factors driving the future of engineering in the water industry ?

Environment• Climate Change, adaptation and mitigation• Pollution / Air Quality• Resource Scarcity (Energy / Water/ Food )

People: Political and Social• Post recessionary economics• Demographic changes• Power of the customer• Population growth & migration

Technology• Digital & data revolution, AI, IoT• New material technology – eg nano• Super conductors/ insulators

• Increasing wealth / urbanisation• Global market connectivity• Security / terrorism / war

• Behavioural change & communications

• New ‘on demand’ services

Institute of Water Engineering Conference April 2019 – Daressa Frodsham

Technology

Institute of Water Engineering Conference April 2019 – Daressa Frodsham

New materials

Institute of Water Engineering Conference April 2019 – Daressa Frodsham

• Many times stronger than steel, yet incredibly lightweight and flexible.

• Electrically and thermally conductive but also transparent.

• The world's first 2D material and is one million times thinner than the diameter of a single human hair.

AerogelExtremely porous solid foamHigh insulating propertiesExcellent acoustic barrierVery low densityVery strong

People Factors : Customers and Engineers

Institute of Water Engineering Conference April 2019 – Daressa Frodsham

Data and digits

Institute of Water Engineering Conference April 2019 – Daressa Frodsham

• IOT• CAV• Robotics

• Cybersecurity

Artificial intelligence and machine learning

Institute of Water Engineering Conference April 2019 – Daressa Frodsham

Environment: It’s not just about technology

Institute of Water Engineering Conference April 2019 – Daressa Frodsham

Environmental extremes

Institute of Water Engineering Conference April 2019 – Daressa Frodsham

Natural Environmental Solutions

Institute of Water Engineering Conference April 2019 – Daressa Frodsham

• Consider integrated solutions incorporating built and natural environment elements- river restoration, water resource management/ water recycling

• Pollution source control industry and agriculture• Irrigation and farming remote monitoring• Real time final effluent consenting• Requires systems thinking skills• Stakeholder engagement and communication• Evaluate not only financial benefits but payment for

ecosystems services, and natural capital accounting

Future Engineers

Institute of Water Engineering Conference April 2019 – Daressa Frodsham

• Strong educational background in first principles of engineering: Maths, Physics and Chemistry

• Ability to deal with complexity and ambiguity: pace of change rapid

• Conversant in both hard engineering and natural environment engineering

• Ability to work with multiple and diverse stakeholders

• Ability to communicate complex ideas to a range of people with different understandings

• Collaborate with others to innovate and create new solutions

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